Interdisciplinary challenge led learning – a blueprint for the future

Griffiths, A; Power, EJ

Abstract

Graduates of the future will be required to work in areas that transcend traditional academic disciplines and therefore new pedagogical approaches are needed to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge, skills, networks and attributes to thrive. A case-study is presented on The Creative Connection at Staffordshire University”. By using “challenge-based learning” we took students outside of their comfort zones by forming cross-discipline networks to co-create, generate knowledge, and ultimately develop 21st-century skills to work within an interdisciplinary context of uncertainty. The Creative Connection is presented as a best-practice framework, drawing on specific examples of interdisciplinary collaborative design challenges.

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: AdvanceHE: The Employability Symposium 2023: Lighting the Labyrinth: Enhancing Student Success through the 3Es
• Start Date: Apr 25, 2023
• Acceptance Date: Feb 28, 2023
• Publication Date: Apr 25, 2023
• Deposit Date: Apr 26, 2023
• Publisher URL: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/programmes-events/calendar/employability-symposium-2023-lighting-labyrinth-enhancing-student
• Additional Information: Event Type : Other; Funders : Royal Academy of Engineering. VP scheme; Projects : Creative Connections at Staffordshire